†Purpurina elaborata Lycett 1850 (periwinkle)
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Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Purpurinidae
Alternative combination: Turbo elaboratus
Belongs to Purpurina according to M. A. Conti and J. Szabó 1989
Sister taxa: Purpurina (Globipurpurina), Purpurina (Pseudalaria), Purpurina (Purpurina), Purpurina concava, Purpurina coronata, Purpurina formosa, Purpurina gravinaensis, Purpurina pleurotomaria, Purpurina scalaris, Purpurina sowerbyi, Purpurina subcerithiformis, Purpurina subpleurotomaria, Purpurina vaceki
Ecology: epifaunal grazer
Distribution: found only at Capo San Vigilio [Oolite di San Viligio] (Jurassic of Italy)
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